205 BCE he had formed such an extensive system of vassal kingdoms to the East that he adopted the ancient Persian title of "the great king" & promoted a Antiochus IV was the third son of Antiochus III the Great, and queen Laodice III. He was born in 215 BC. His older brother ruled as Seleucus IV. Antiochus ruled Late in 210 the king launched his eastern campaign for which he achieved world fame and his honorific title the Great. Antiochus's primary target was Arsaces Antiochus III the Great. Quite the same Wikipedia. Just better. After reclaiming lost lands in this region, he became known as King Antiochus the Great. His conquests were grand, but he still didn't compare Antiochus III (241-187 B.C.) was a Syrian king of the Seleucid dynasty, Alexander the Great's successors in Asia. Antiochus attempted to restore Alexander's Alexander the Great conquered Judea in the 4th century B.C., and his Jerusalem, Judea's capital, sided with Seleucid King Antiochus III to Read "Antiochus the Great" Michael Taylor available from Rakuten Kobo. Sign up today and get $5 off your first purchase. The story of the man who ruled a Antiochus IV Epiphanes (/